After death of tourist, rector of Rio’s Christ the Redeemer hopes for changes

SÃO PAULO – A Brazilian tourist died while visiting the Christ the Redeemer monument in Rio de Janeiro, on Mar. 16, allegedly due to the lack of medical attention in the area. This is led the local consumer’s defense service to shut Brazil’s major tourism destination for visitors on the following day.

The park where the giant statue is located was only reopened on Mar. 18 after the rectory of the Sanctuary hired an ambulance and kept it in the complex in order to offer medical support to tourists – despite the fact that it’s not up to the Church to provide any service in the area. Now, the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro hopes the monument’s management could be transferred to it or that the whole surrounding area of…